GeoPicture of the Week: Mount Fuji from the ISS

Sometimes, astronauts onboard the ISS captures some stunning pictures. Here, we see Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, an active stratovolcano. Mount Fuji is located at a triple tectonic junction, where the Amurian Plate, the Okhotsk Plate, and the Philippine Sea Plate meet – an extremely volatile geologic area.